Chapter 6: You don’t have to remind me of something I don’t like.

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Sitting away from Pops, I talk about the time we met, while looking at Sophie’s eyes.

“Was it about five years ago? … Once, about five years ago, the whole party came to this village by chance. At that time, we were in trouble because we were attacked by a demon.”

“The party saved the day. Is that what you mean?”

I wish that were the case. In the stories we tell our children, some adventurers do heroic deeds, but in reality they are not.

They’re more selfish and calculating.

“We didn’t take the job as a party because we didn’t have enough money.”

We were dealing with a Cannibal Ogre, and the fee was 5 silver coins. It was only enough for a couple of days’ living expenses.

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At that time, the income of the village was decreasing due to the continuous bad harvest, so if you pay more money, you will not be able to live tomorrow. I couldn’t blame the client for the situation. But that’s no reason for an adventurer to help a client.

No adventurer would risk his life to kill an Ogre for less than the market price.

“But this guy was different.”

Pops tells me to take over my story.

“The day before, my wife was eaten by an Ogre. Helmine was crying in the middle of the village …… At that time Lars appeared. “I’ll get the enemy,” he said, patting her on the head and going off into the woods alone.”

“That’s ……”

Sophie looks at me with a twinkle in her eye, like a child listening to an adventure story.

I was young then and I could have done it. I’m pretty sure I’d ignore them now. Hmm because it’s true. ……?

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“The appearance of going to the forest alone was cool as if it were a true adventurer!”

“And what happened to you, Lars?”

“I don’t know what kind of fight I had, but I got the Ogre’s head.”

Oh, come on, don’t look at me.

I can’t talk about what I expected because I just fought with magic.

I just did what I could.

Stop smiling because you know Sophie! It was a really sober and muddy battle!

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I don’t have the brilliant way of fighting that you expected …

“Let’s close the shop, let’s end this bitterness.”

“…… Well, that’s all very well, but can we just keep Helmine in the dark?”

“She doesn’t need to be reminded of anything she doesn’t like.”

I only saw her back then and it’s natural that she doesn’t remember. There’s no need to recall it.

I was paid for killing the ogre. It was an official deal, and I didn’t fight to ingratiate myself.

“I’m going to my room. Pops, where’s my key?”

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“Is that all right?”

“You’re insistent. Give me your keys.”

“All right.”

“Sophie-san, next time.”

“Yes, I’ll see you soon.”

I raised my hand to say goodbye, then took the key from my father and walked up the stairs.

 

T/N: there was some kind of trouble in the order of the chapters so please use this next as the substitute.

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